In his speech, Duque said in 2019, tourism accounted for 2 percent of Colombia’s GDP, and the growth rate of tourism reached 2.7 percent. The number of inbound tourists reached 41 million, and the number of airline tickets sold by travel agencies reached 50 percent of the total. This year, the government will continue to introduce preferential policies for tourism and strive to achieve 6 million inbound tourists this year, to continuously drive overall investment, employment, infrastructure, cultural and creative industries and economic prosperity and development of Colombia.

The Colombia Tourism Association held the first industry tourism promotion exhibition in 1981. The Colombia Tourism Promotion Association has been the main strategic partner of the Colombia Tourism Association for 15 consecutive years. This year, Peru is the host country, and Villavicencio is the host city. It is expected to attract 36,000 professionals.